{"product_id":"9781447227588","title":"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts Volume 2: The Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five years after the original radio series of \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e exploded into the public consciousness, the further exploits of its bewildered hero Arthur Dent were finally adapted for radio by Dirk Maggs, in part using drafts written by Douglas Adams before his death. The resulting fourteen completely new episodes were produced by Above the Title Productions and broadcast on BBC Radio 4, with nearly all of the original cast reunited for recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts Volume 2 \u003c\/i\u003ebrilliantly bring to life the last three books in Adams' perennially popular Hitchhiker series: \u003ci\u003eLife, the Universe and Everything\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e Mostly Harmless\u003c\/i\u003e. Dirk Maggs supplies notes which highlight original Adams material and explain how the cast, special effects and music were directed. The scripts are introduced by Simon Jones, who played Arthur Dent in both the original and the recent radio series, as well as in \u003ci\u003e The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy \u003c\/i\u003etelevision series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Douglas Adams first conceived \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e for radio and it is an honour to his memory that all five Hitchhiker novels have now been adapted for this medium. These scripts exemplify the freshness of perspective, humour and perspicacity that epitomize the work of Douglas Adams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123922911472,"sku":"9781447227588","price":12.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781447227588_p0.jpg?v=1763817737","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781447227588","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}